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Galileo satellites viewed in smartphone app

July 11, 2018

Technicians in SCAPE (Self Contained Atmospheric Protection Ensemble) suits fill Galileo satellites 22-26 with hydrazine fuel. (Photo:ESA)

4 Galileo satellites fueled for July 25 launch

July 9, 2018

A re-configurable NASA receiver called the Space Communications and Navigation Testbed, SCaN is attached to the exterior of the ISS. In April 2018 the chest-sized SCaN, seen left of centre with an antenna on top, was used to make the first combined Galileo-GPS positioning fix in orbit. (Photo: NASA)

Combined orbital Galileo-GPS position fix achieved aboard ISS

July 2, 2018

Testing of the three Galileo apps took place in May. (Photo: ESA)

ESA trainees compete in Galileo app contest

June 18, 2018

One of the two Galileo satellites 25 and 26 is unloaded from a Boeing 747 cargo jet at Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport in French Guiana on June 1. The satellites travel inside protective air-conditioned containers. (Photo: ESA)

Satellites and rocket readied for July 25 Galileo launch

June 18, 2018

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With Brexit looming, EU and UK tangle over Galileo

June 13, 2018

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An aerial view of ESTEC. The Erasmus building is at front right. The T building (home to ESA's Galileo team) is in the foreground. (Photo: ESTEC)

UN satnav specialists tour ESA’s GNSS facilities

May 31, 2018

One of two Galileo satellites being driven by truck to the Guiana Space Centre inside its container. Galileo satellites 23 and 24 left Luxembourg Airport on a Boeing 747 cargo jet on the morning of May 4, arriving at Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport in French Guiana that evening. (Photo: ESA)

Galileo pair arrive at spaceport for July launch

May 10, 2018